AT&T dancing around mysterious New York iPhone issue (Updated)

Yikes, even the AT&T Customer Reps are saying they having trouble with their wireless coverage. Luckily it is the boonies where nobody lives (New York City)…

“Yes, this is correct the phone is not offered to you because New York is not ready for the iPhone,” the AT&T customer service rep told Consumerist. “You don’t have enough towers to handle the phone.”

We checked with our contacts at AT&T to verify the situation and asked for an explanation, though we didn’t get much. “We periodically modify our promotions and distribution channels,” AT&T spokesperson Seth Bloom told Ars. However, he said, “the iPhone is available in our New York retail stores and those of our partners.” We verified that New York-area Apple Stores are also not affected by this change; customers with New York-area ZIP codes can still sign up for service there as well.